Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-19
CASSE-C0U.
Now Translation From the
French of Du BOisgObey.
CHAPTER XXX.
nv THE RIGHT TRACK.

:. 10 at the custom house that you
ton, ~ ost for it, and here we are now"
|bls' U.s. minutes after this conversation
lHle eb drove up to the grating, and
le J %ogan to question the custom house
han on duty. h;,,, ,,...,,
aod that he was listened to with the
Tl Tie men o made him tell them over sew
l', ZINES r,p how Cambremer and Casson-
lIa , rarod dressed, and while he was talk
~ ,hav gave one another strange looks.
|pg3 '" I:st one Of them begged him to
Az AZ down and speak to the principal
nicer at the post 49,.
hi y cot down and went toward the pa
f fNnI . followed by Morillon, who had
\ " .T his mare to the care of the men on
When he found himself in the presence
,he superintendent the young man
med the narration of his anXieties as
! ,bs cheyalier and his attendant.
The T administrator had interrupted the
nort which he had been making at the
|sBe when he came in.
pH HSr !" said he, gravely, when Paul had
.,sai to speak, II came here for the ex-
srsss s purpose OF investigating the strange
|trsnts which have taken place to-day at
|PirOnlas house"
Il astrange events ~ repeated the young
han with terror, "have my friends been
IN victims of violence? Have they
|hien into any trap"
NT do not know, but | can tell you that
4. clprk who followed the men whom you
N YOUR friends has not reappeared."
Il This is very strangeH
oAnd | have strong reasons for be-
Eaying that this clerk has paid dear for
I'm zeal which he displayed in watching
|ae accomplces of the man named Bir-
bllas."
h "What accomplices do you allude to,
fr@ demanded Paul, anxiously.
'The two men whom you have come
Ia inquire about" replied the superin-
|bndent, coldly.
n THAT is an accusation which indig-
|nntly deny in their name!"
"YOur testimony seems to me to be in
Efficient, and you must admit yourself
Hal the whole matter ought to he inves-
MATED before you can be looked upon as
|ssponsible for them. The man named
.Boulas is smuggler OF the worst de-
HiptiOn, quite capable OF more serious
hines than smuggling; now, your
|hends know him, and chose the very
|ly on which we intended to arrest
him to make him visit. We have good
erOn to think from all this that they
:kme to warn him"
But this is infamousv
mo accusations, if you please. Con
|hs Yourself to explaining to me the
|tre purpose OF their coming to this
Suspicious place"
Paul's embarrassment was evident.
He did not believe himself to be at
liberty to tell the first person who came
hlong about Cambremer's private affairs,
and he tried to get out Of the difficulty by
making an evasive answer.
sgt was Tor very simple reason; they
came 70 buy coal"
"IndeedN said the officer; ''they
came to buy coal at place where there
udo DttH ~ Cull BOlNl lOl olA lilOilliiS'
The young man did not reply,
"DO you know sir, that an individual
Oi your age and about your size has been
exported as having passed the Barriere
Sant Jacques, running as fast as he
Gould? He was seen to get into a yellow
|ab-quite similar to the one that is wait,
ing for you at the gate"
Tho nfIipnr Iv,1l Internationally ttppu
bis last words
AyellOw cab That is my cab, then ~
Exclaimed Morllon, who had listened to
he Interrogation without saying word
You confess it, them"
Certainly, and | can tell you, besides
aat the individual in question was Il wo
nan disguised us man, who made me
ehSe her as fast as could to the Boule
tprd Polssoniere. | think, now that
FHI IL to mind, that she had been up t.
Sme mischief or other ut Biroulas
house"
That is very unlikely, what you say
ElT, said the officer, looking the drive
fb in the face.
a When he heard the information giver
j MI!orlllon, Paul listened attentively,
4 What kind OF Il woman was sh e?' h
kked, anxiously.
n ,lal, thin and dark, with black eye
hd naughty look.
4 II IS She" exclaimed Vernier un,
EaFdedIy, for he had recognized the de
sipon OF his evil genius IRON Frascati'
Good! 1t seems that you know who
ihlS remark, made in u dry tone
Fought him back to the realities OF tn
ltuation.
lie attempted to explain, with niue
sts'!al!on, his relations with the doub
individual alluded to by MoriIlon
u ' ne perceived that his listener too
Sasure in trying to make him commt
a clerk came in at this inconvenien
EU'pehI to interrupt him. He had wit
sn q cap belonging to the cxcise-ma
'ro nad disappeared; this convincin
XII having been found under the stair
3 hG house of Biroulas. 1t was, i
i Ivy .a', In the result of several hours of Garrett
lIo be CoHiiRucd.)